The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has awarded the 2016 Impact Grants to individuals or organizations making a positive impact on the cystic fibrosis community.
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Connecticut and Texas Last to Join Others in Testing for Life-threatening Disease
The Woods family, currently featured on the homepage of CFF.org, share their favorite part of Great Strides walk day, their proudest moments as parents of a child with CF, and more.
The Egan family, currently featured on the homepage of CFF.org, share more about their sassy little girl, how much their support system means to them, and what inspires them in the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis.
Each year, Great Strides Ambassadors inspire walk participants across the country and are the face of the adult cystic fibrosis community. Meet the 2017 Ambassadors, Lea Faraone and Willem Wery, and learn why they stride for CF.
Calling an inpatient stay “ideal” may sound like an oxymoron, but having the things I need to be in better health by the time I head home from a hospital stay is important.
My husband and I knew the statistics. Parents of children with chronic illnesses have above-average divorce rates. This didn't hit home until we had an opportunity to step away and realize how important nurturing our relationship really is.
Shortly after my fiancée, Ashley, told me about her cystic fibrosis, we were engaged. Months later, she passed away, leaving me to figure out what I could have done differently and how to cope.
In today's world, the statistics of living with a complicated disease like cystic fibrosis would have even the finest mathematicians spinning to calculate its total sum. Sometimes, I wonder how my son Alex manages it all in a life dictated by numbers.
I used to keep my cystic fibrosis treatments hidden from my in-laws. It was the wisdom of my niece that helped me to bring my CF out into the open.